Hashemi Narges, Bahrami Masoud, Tabesh Elham
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Cancer Prevention Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
J Educ Health Promot. 2023 May 31;12:165. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_700_22. eCollection 2023.
Nurses play an important role in cancer prevention. However, studies conducted on nurses' roles, in the field of cancer prevention in Iran, are very limited. This study will identify the role of nurses and designs, implements, and evaluates a program to expand their role in the prevention of colorectal cancer (CRC).
This exploratory mixed-methods study will be performed using quantitative-qualitative methods in three consecutive stages. In the first phase, a qualitative study will be conducted to identify the potential and actual roles of nurses in Iran using in-depth semi-structured interviews. Participants will be selected by purposive and snowball sampling, followed by a literature review; the actual and potential roles of nurses at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of CRC prevention in Iran and around the world will be extracted. And the actual role is determined. In the second phase, the roles of nurses will be prioritized using the modified Delphi method, and the program will be designed. In the third phase, the part of the program will be implemented as a quasi-experimental intervention, and the effect of the intervention will be evaluated.
Developing a program can provide some evidence for promoting nurses' position in cancer prevention. Moreover, it is expected that this program promotes knowledge and empowerment and the position of nurses to provide primary, secondary, and tertiary cancer prevention. The entry of nurses into the field of cancer prevention leads to better quality care and more cost-effectiveness.
护士在癌症预防中发挥着重要作用。然而，在伊朗，针对护士在癌症预防领域作用的研究非常有限。本研究将确定护士的作用，并设计、实施和评估一项扩大其在预防结直肠癌（CRC）中作用的计划。
本探索性混合方法研究将采用定量-定性方法分三个连续阶段进行。在第一阶段，将进行定性研究，通过深入的半结构化访谈确定伊朗护士的潜在和实际作用。参与者将通过目的抽样和滚雪球抽样选取，随后进行文献综述；将提取伊朗及全球护士在CRC预防初级、二级和三级层面的实际和潜在作用，并确定实际作用。在第二阶段，将使用改良德尔菲法对护士的作用进行优先级排序，并设计该计划。在第三阶段，该计划的一部分将作为准实验干预实施，并评估干预效果。
制定一项计划可为提升护士在癌症预防中的地位提供一些证据。此外，预计该计划能促进知识普及、增强能力，并提升护士在提供初级、二级和三级癌症预防方面的地位。护士进入癌症预防领域可带来更高质量的护理和更高的成本效益。
